Learning on ScreenTo Secret Rosies
- Alternative title
- Rosies: The Female Computers of Wwii
- Synopsis
- In 1942 soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a secret military program was launched to recruit female mathematicians who would become human ‘computers’ for the US military. Top Secret ‘Rosies’: The Female ‘Computers’ of WWII shares a story of the women and technology that helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age.
- Language
- English (United States)
- Country
- United States
- Year of production
- 2011
- Subjects
- History; Mathematics
- Keywords
- mathematicians; women; World War II
Credits
- Director
- LeAnn Erickson
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 1 NTSC
- Price
- $24.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 60 minutes
- Year
- 2018
Distributor
- Name
PBS Distribution
- info.pbsdistribution@pbs.org
- Web
- http://www.shoppbs.org/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- PBS, USA
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